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Urban Planning co-chair Carolyn Esswein<\/a> offered insight into how community-supported visions can help spur future development in Milwaukee neighborhoods experiencing commercial disinvestment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article by April Quevedo and Everett Easton, residents and local leaders discuss efforts to shape the future of Metcalfe Park and surrounding north side neighborhoods following years of business closures and job losses. Esswein explains why community involvement can help lay the groundwork for future development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDevelopers are looking for a vision that’s already been essentially vetted out,\u201d Esswein said. \u201cWhere there’s a vision that’s already been supported by the local neighborhood group, the residents, and sometimes the city.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To read the full article, visit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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